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Take Down the Sad Painting
Kids are good. Teens are kind. And a small home is not a sad one. Why we hang a sad painting on schools, kids and our own apartments, and how to take it down.
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The Transition Cliff: We Taught Them for 18 Years, Then Pushed Them Off a Ledge
At 22, the support doesn't fade out. It falls off. At school, services are a right. After 22, they're a raffle, and...
Fully Fund IDEA
Congress promised 40% for IDEA. We get 10.9%. The $38.7B gap hurts students and schools. This isn’t a funding issue—it’s a moral...
When “Small Class Size” Becomes a Spell
Too often, evaluations lean on a familiar line: the student requires a smaller class size in order to learn. Sometimes that’s true—but...
The Smartest Kids in the World… and the Rest of Them
What do we mean when we call some nations’ children “the smartest in the world”? Amanda Ripley’s bestselling book points to Finland,...
Teacher “Passion” as a Political Tool
Teachers are celebrated for their “passion,” but that very passion has been weaponized as a tool of exploitation. Public schools rely on...
Education’s Reliance on Unpaid Teacher Labor
Behind the noble image of public education lies an uncomfortable truth: the system depends on teachers’ unpaid labor. From late-night grading to...
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